The America that we knew as the smartest place on the planet is gone with the wind.

I am scared of running out of money.

I feel as if I'm in on a pass and am damn lucky to have whatever I have. It could all be taken away in a second.

Israel is our strongest, most reliable ally in the Middle East. Of course, we're their most reliable ally, too.

We are mortgaging ourselves to foreigners on a scale that would make George Washington cry. Every day - every single day - we borrow a billion dollars from foreigners to buy petroleum from abroad, often from countries that hate us. We are the beggars of the world, financing our lavish lifestyle by selling our family heirlooms and by enslaving our progeny with the need to service the debt.

I thought that all of the sacrifices and blessings of the whole history of mankind have devolved upon me. Thank you, God.

As to a media personality, well that just happened in large measure because people found me amusing, and I did lots and lots of T.V. news interview shows.